Last Sunday I posted about George Bush’s abuse of science and the scientific community through its policy of ‘selective repression’ of scientific findings that it considers embarrassing to ‘sensitive issues’. And, if you recall, I summarized the gist as:
"This is akin to the White House directing the National Weather Service to alter a hurricane forecast because they want everyone to think we have clear skies ahead," said Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists "The hurricane is still coming, but without factual information no one will be ready for it."
"Blue skies, Nothin' but blue skies from now on …" (a la Willie Nelson). Oh, and don’t forget: it’s the calm Oval Office eye at the center of the hurricane that rules. There’s nothing more sublime than looking straight up into the heavens to see nothing but blue skies while the rage of imminent destruction swirls everywhere else around you. (Actually, I’m not being sarcastic—that is the true beauty of an ultimate storm.)
W E L L . . .
Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us
(http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1153513,00.html)
I told you I wasn't being sarcastic.
Look for this to become a major issue in the ensuing Presidential campaign. Kerry has already acknowledged climate change as a real threat (even before the Pentagon’s doomsday report leaked above)—Bush has always been an adamant resister and repressor of such admissions.
But let’s not just dwell on political mundanities. Let’s think ahead:
When D.C. floods, where will the White House relocate to?
What will be the first state to totally get immersed? (my bet is Florida: last out- Eocene Period, 38 million years ago-, so first back under).
And last, but not least, are the Xanga servers high up enough in some NY highrise to avoid going *glub glub glub* ?
) that's really nothing more a highly polished webpage (well, it does have RSS feeds, but you can't leave comments. So how excited are we about that?!)
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